nickbarker wrote:go score you some nasty cheap Chinese made thing for 50 pounds and away we went.
Ah the good old days.
nickbarker wrote:go score you some nasty cheap Chinese made thing for 50 pounds and away we went.
FuzzyM wrote:You are only allowed to shoot targets on private property if you have a target licence. As a member of a target club.
However you are allowed to sight in a rifle on private property.
Just went through the licence process in Victoria myself.
It is frustrating as I also want to get my eye in on my 30 acre family farm, rather than go to Springvale with my .22.
I bought a Savage MkII, I was looking at the Marlin, but the savage feels better in my hands.
Note the minimum property size for hunting on private property to be your genuine reason on your license is 5 acres.
yookehoo wrote:so if i want do target shooing ,i need to join a target club and get that licence?
so if i want do target shooing ,i need to join a target club and get that licence?
sungazer wrote:The way i read the act is if you have less than 5 people and are more than 250 meters from a dwelling/house then you can set up targets and shoot for up to 3 hours straight.
sha wrote:So many videos on youtube of bird hunting with air rifles from UK guys.
sungazer wrote:The way i read the act is if you have less than 5 people and are more than 250 meters from a dwelling/house then you can set up targets and shoot for up to 3 hours straight.
Ben78 wrote:I phoned the NSW FAR on this a couple of years back, and you are allowed to 'practice' on private property, or at an approved range, without having target category on your licence. I am a member of local range and have shot thousands of rounds there, only have Rec Hunting on my licence.
Lorgar wrote:yookehoo wrote:so if i want do target shooing ,i need to join a target club and get that licence?
Target shooting has to be done at a range.
Firearms ACT 1996 wrote:(5A) If one of the reasons for the licence is sport or
target shooting, the holder must not engage in
sport or target shooting except—
(a) at an approved shooting range; or
(b) on land owned by the holder, where the
activity is being carried out in accordance
with the regulations; or
(c) on land not owned by the holder, where the
owner of the land has given permission for
the carrying out of the activity and where the
activity is being conducted in accordance
with the regulations. ]
bentaz wrote:<<Genesis93>> wrote:sungazer wrote:The way i read the act is if you have less than 5 people and are more than 250 meters from a dwelling/house then you can set up targets and shoot for up to 3 hours straight.
As I recall, the 5+ relates to the 'notice to police' requirement, else there is NO limit on how many can be involved
We had up to 20 shooters on my birthday and the shooting went for about 12 hours straight, with a good burst the evening before and a fair bit more on the sunday too.
According to my local police as I'm not charging people or advertising theres no problems.
Dunxy wrote:Also, I couldn't find any rule about this "5 person 3 hour" stuff ive seen mentioned?
If any Victorians know of the rules outlining these other 2 previously mentioned claims, please point me to page in the act, because I word searched the whole document and found nawt relating to them.I will be target shooting on a mates farm and want to ensure i am following all laws.
Regardless of what regular members of the po-po say, the firearms act is the law, anybody after proper advice should contact local DFO rather than just asking a general officer (or worse, relying on internet forums!) who may not actually know the law!.Or you can just read the ACT as i have done.
Not ragging on anybody, im just trying to make sure i obey the rules and to clear up some obvious mis conceptions that could possibly turn of new people considering the sport, maybe these rules apply in other states (im Victorian so im researching laws apply to me, not other states, sorry guys!) or years gone by, the paragraph i quoted about target shooting on private property is DIRECTLY FROM THE FIREARMS ACT 1996 page 294 so is absolutely accurate, not word of mouth or something some bloke said.
As a person who has recently completed the safety course and testing i was very underwhelmed by the scope of information provided by instructors,unless you know what questions to ask and actively ask them, there's so much information they don't cover AND that the handbook doesn't cover, the only way to find it is ready the 300 od page act or contacting local DFO (mine grumbled at me for asking a couple questions and pretty well told me to read the ACT! Your results may vary!), which is stupid IMHO. Its exactly the same in the fishing community, so i guess i shouldn't be surprised!
Dunxy wrote:TYVM Bladeracer, nice to read the exact wording of the rule/s.
So many people have no knowledge of this rule, i have multiple friends who been shooting up to 20 years each and they had no clue and even disputed the truthfulness of it.
The buggers do not make it easy for us it by having both the act and regulations!